Issue One – 2020

Issue One joins 70 groups in urging Congress to impeach President Trump, praises corporations’ decisions to withhold campaign contributions

Michael Beckel Jan 11th, 2021 2020, Accountability, Elections

Issue One today joined with 70 other organizations in calling for the U.S. House of Representatives to act immediately to impeach President Trump for his role in inciting last week’s violent attack on the Capitol. “President Trump must be removed from office immediately and prevented from ever serving in public office again. Our organizations strongly urge you to begin this

Swamp Stories Episode 17: Setting the Record Straight

Sydney Richards Oct 13th, 2020 2020, Elections, Podcast

“So it is not a problem with the volume of mail, even if every election office in the country mailed their ballots on the same day, which we don’t in the United States, they’re spread out over a month. It would still literally be a blip on their radar.” Running an election amidst a pandemic presents historic challenges —

President Trump must cease his attacks on the post office and our election process

Evan Ottenfeld Aug 13th, 2020 2020, Elections, Voting Rights

Today, President Trump explicitly stated that cuts to the United States Postal Service (USPS) were an effort to curb mail-in voting. In response, Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee released the following statement: “President Trump must end his war on the United States Postal Service and our democratic institutions. A vibrant and fully operational postal service is critical to our

Stop playing politics and fund safe and secure elections

Evan Ottenfeld Aug 11th, 2020 2020, Congress, Elections

As coronavirus stimulus negotiations appear to have reached an impasse in Congress, Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee released the following statement: “House Republicans have called for additional federal funding for safe and secure elections. Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt has called for additional emergency federal funding. Election officials across the country have called for additional federal funding. It’s

Issue One calls on Congress to protect elections, restore the Voting Rights Act

Evan Ottenfeld Aug 6th, 2020 2020, Elections, Racial Justice, Voting Rights

The Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most significant and successful pieces of civil rights legislation ever passed in the United States, was signed into law 55 years ago today. In response, Issue One ReFormers Caucus Co-chairs Amb. Tim Roemer (D-IN) and Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), who both served for many years with the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA),

Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus urges Senate to include money for safe and secure elections in next coronavirus relief bill

Michael Beckel Jul 30th, 2020 2020, ReFormers Caucus

Approximately 200 members of Issue One’s bipartisan ReFormers Caucus — the largest bipartisan group of former members of Congress, governors, and Cabinet officials ever assembled to advocate for political reform — today urged senators to include additional funding for states to administer safe and secure elections in the next coronavirus pandemic relief legislation. “If we fail to ensure a safe

President Trump’s call to delay the election is irresponsible and ignores the Constitution

Evan Ottenfeld Jul 30th, 2020 2020, Elections

In response to President Donald Trump’s tweet today suggesting the November election should be delayed, Issue One ReFormers Caucus Co-chairs Amb. Tim Roemer (D-IN) and Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) released the following statement: “The president’s claim, months out from the November election, that it is rigged and somehow ‘corrupt’ is reckless and preposterous, and the suggestion to delay it is

Issue One warns Congress of inaction on election funding, calls for passage of new legislation before August recess

Evan Ottenfeld Jun 29th, 2020 2020, Elections

As the general election approaches and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Issue One is making the case to Congress that states need resources now to avoid disaster in November. “Issue One strongly urges you to support legislation to provide additional emergency funding to states and localities to ensure safe, secure, and credible elections in 2020 and to ensure that legislation is

We cannot leave our elections to chance

Evan Ottenfeld Jun 24th, 2020 2020, Elections

In response to yesterday’s primary elections in Kentucky, New York, and around the nation, Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman released the following statement: “These elections appear to have gone smoothly enough, despite widespread concern they would be marked by the dysfunction we’ve seen in Georgia, Wisconsin, and other elections. It’s a relief we didn’t see major problems yesterday,

States need more federal funding for elections, report finds

Sydney Richards Jun 19th, 2020 2020, Elections

As the HEROES Act continues to be discussed in the Senate, we want to direct greater attention to “Ensuring Safe Elections Federal Funding Needs for State and Local Governments During the Pandemic.” This excellent, thorough, bipartisan report by the Brennan Center for Justice, R Street Institute, the Alliance for Securing Democracy, and University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy,

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